Dibaya-Lubwe weather in July

In July, Dibaya-Lubwe sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 17 mm of rain across 4.2 wet days and about 11.8 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 31°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 34% of the time in July, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 48 min at the start of July to 11 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Dibaya-Lubwe's 1st-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Dibaya-Lubwe's year-round climate.

Daytime high
31°
1st warmest
Overnight low
22°
1st coldest
Rainfall
17 mm
4.2 wet days
Daylight
11 h 48 min
5:53 AM – 5:40 PM
Cloud cover
54%
1st clearest
Wind
6 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
5.09 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.3
out of 10

Dibaya-Lubwe is place in Kwilu Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in July

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 31°C through the month.

A typical July day in Dibaya-Lubwe reaches about 31°C in the afternoon and slips back to 22°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 29°C and 33°C. Set against its neighbours, July runs on par with June and on par with August.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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313022

How July really feels in Dibaya-Lubwe

Once humidity and wind are folded in, July averages 31 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
31
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

The story in July is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Dibaya-Lubwe weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 1st-warmest and 12th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan29° / 22°13319.912.23.8
Feb30° / 23°13418.112.13.7
Mar30° / 23°15722.1123.5
Apr30° / 23°15622.211.93.6
May30° / 23°8816.411.84.3
Jun30° / 22°245.211.85.5
Jul31° / 22°174.211.85.3
Aug30° / 22°6513.411.94.5
Sep30° / 22°12521.4123.7
Oct29° / 22°16924.912.13.4
Nov29° / 22°17824.112.23.5
Dec29° / 22°16423.512.23.7

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 34% of the time in July, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 23% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 42%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16238
26238
36337
46337
56337
66337
76238
86337
96337
106238
116139
126139
136139
146040
155941
165941
175842
185743
195644
205644
215545
225446
235446
245446
255347
265248
275248
285149
295050
305050
314951

Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Dibaya-Lubwe gets around 17 mm of rain over 4.2 wet days in July, the driest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 14% and peaks near 25% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
110
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49
59
69
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89
910
1010
1110
1210
1311
1411
1512
1612
1713
1813
1914
2015
2115
2216
2317
2418
2519
2620
2721
2822
2923
3024
3125

Humidity in July

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of July feels muggy — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, July lands in the muggy band about 55% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 82% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
11395334
21395532
31495531
424105430
525105429
625115428
725115527
826125426
926135425
1036145324
1136145423
1237155323
1327155323
1427155422
1526155423
1626155423
1726155423
1825155424
1915145624
2015145525
2114135725
2214135626
2303125926
2403125827
2502115928
2602105929
2702105830
2801105831
290195832
300195634
310185635

Wind in July

Winds average 6 km/h in July.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 7 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
16calm
26calm
36calm
46calm
56calm
66calm
76calm
86calm
96calm
106calm
116calm
126calm
136calm
146calm
156calm
166calm
176calm
186calm
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217calm
227calm
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317calm

Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 48 min at the start of July to 11 h 48 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 0 minutes over July. Sunrise moves from 5:51 AM to 5:52 AM, and sunset from 5:37 PM to 5:41 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.85:515:37
211.85:515:37
311.85:515:37
411.85:525:37
511.85:525:38
611.85:525:38
711.85:525:38
811.85:525:38
911.85:525:38
1011.85:525:39
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1611.85:535:40
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1911.85:535:40
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Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 5.09 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.8 kWh/m² to a high of 5.39 kWh/m² in February across the year — July's 5.09 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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245.1Bright
255.1Bright
265.1Bright
275.1Bright
285.1Bright
295.1Bright
305.1Bright
315.1Bright
Planning a trip in July

Is July a good time to visit Dibaya-Lubwe?

Our two travel scores rate July for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

5.3
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
7.6
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

July is a reasonable time to visit Dibaya-Lubwe for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Dibaya-Lubwe in July

From July's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In July, Dibaya-Lubwe sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection. About 4 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Dibaya-Lubwe in July

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in July peaks around 7 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Dibaya-Lubwe peaks around March 16 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near August 13 at about 5 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highHighExtremeMar 16UV 14Aug 13UV 5
UV index (midday)Level
Jan12Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May9Very high
Jun8Very high
Jul7High
Aug4Moderate
Sep10Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec9Very high

Air quality in Dibaya-Lubwe in July

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where July falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Dibaya-Lubwe is worst in August — around 286 µg/m³ PM2.5 (very unhealthy), about 21.5× the cleanest month (November, 13 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

0306090120150180210240270JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthyUnhealthyModerateAug 15262 µg/m³Nov 1514 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan21Moderate
Feb27Moderate
Mar20Moderate
Apr17Moderate
May32Moderate
Jun55Unhealthy
Jul117Unhealthy
Aug286Very unhealthy
Sep50Poor
Oct16Moderate
Nov13Moderate
Dec16Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Dibaya-Lubwe?

Dibaya-Lubwe sits at 4.2°S, 19.9°E, 384 m above sea level, in Democratic Republic of the Congo. The nearest listed city is Mangai, 39 km away.

DunguBulunguKikwitMwekaLuebo

Topography around Dibaya-Lubwe

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Dibaya-Lubwe.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Dibaya-Lubwe has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 146 m around an average of 378 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 224 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 347 m.

The land around Dibaya-Lubwe is covered by trees (43%) and water (35%) within 3 km, trees (76%) within 16 km, and trees (83%) within 80 km.

3 km
146 m
16 km
224 m
80 km
347 m
treesshrubsgrasslandartificial surfaceswater
July weather nearby: Mangai 39 km · Ilebo 83 km · Idiofa 95 km · Dungu 127 km · Bulungu 146 km · Kikwit 152 km · Mweka 203 km · Luebo 218 km

Democratic Republic of the Congo travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 4
Do Not Travel
Power plugs
Type C / E
220 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 42% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$807
2025
Happiness
3.8 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
12%
of population, 2024
Road deaths
34.9
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Low
World Bank
English
Very low
EF EPI 400

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Dibaya-Lubwe (-4.1587°, 19.8619°, elevation 384 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).